1. The origins of AI; 2. Supercomputing AI; 3. Cybernetic AI; 4. Knowledge-intensive AI; 5. Case-based AI; 6. Connectionist AI; 7. Dynamical AI; 8. Neo-robotic AI; 9. Analogical AI.
Uncovers the hidden assumptions about Artificial Intelligence, penetrating deeply into the inner workings of models and systems.
H.R. Ekbia is associate professor of information science and cognitive science at Indiana University, where he is also affiliated with the School of Informatics. Initially trained as an engineer, Ekbia switched his focus to study cognitive science in order to pursue a lifelong interest in the workings of the human mind. To get a deeper understanding of the questions that AI research and writing posed but hastily tackled, Ekbia in turn began to focus on the philosophy of science and science studies, through which he discovered novel ways of thinking about science, technology, and the human mind. This broad intellectual background is well reflected in Ekbia's writings, which range over a diverse set of topics on the human mind, machines, and the mediated interactions between the two. Ekbia has taught extensively in the areas of computer science, information science, and cognitive science. He currently teaches human-computer interaction and social informatics at the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University.
"I think all undergraduate physics majors will own a copy of this
book within a year. It's that good."
--Professor Krsna Dev, Middlebury College
"Morin's writing is informal and inviting, and students will almost
certainly respond easily to this style... [students] will fine the
book accessible."
--J.R. Buriaga, Whitman College for Choice
"Artificial Dreams by Ekbia (information science and cognitive
science, Indiana Univ.) is an interesting, entertaining book on how
some dreams of artificial intelligence (AI) practitioners become
valued contributions while others become only unrealizable
projects. A major contribution of the book is a taxonomy and
historical review of the different views of AI, which is covered in
individual chapters. Highly Recommended."
--C. Tappert, Pace University, CHOICE
"...Artificial Dreams: The Quest for NonBiological Intelligence is
written in a clear and accessible style that lay audiences and
researchers outside of AI will enjoy reading; they will find the
book very interesting in its breadth of coverage and, if they are
curious about doing further reading, will find its extensive
references very useful....Cognitive psychologists with interests in
AI but who have not kept up with it are likely to find Ekbia's
coverage and treatment very interesting..."
--Michael Palij, PsycCRITIQUES, March 11, 2009, Vol. 54, Release
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